It could be simply over a month since stories of Taylor Swift‘s break up from ex Joe Alwyn had been made public, however rumours are already swirling concerning the singer’s love life. The most recent? That she’s relationship Matty Healy, frontman of The 1975. It is no secret the pair have been associates for years, however the web goes wild with information they’ve taken their relationship to the subsequent stage. So what is definitely happening?
The rumours reached a fever pitch on 25 Could when Individuals reported {that a} supply noticed the pair kissing on the unique venue Zero Bond in NYC whereas reportedly hanging with celeb associates Margaret Qualley, Jack Antonoff, and Zoë Kravitz. (Reps for Swift didn’t instantly reply to POPSUGAR’s request for remark, whereas reps for Healy couldn’t be reached.) Earlier, on 11 Could, buzz concerning the burgeoning couple emerged when a Swiftie posted a photograph on Twitter of the artists collectively at a restaurant with their mutual buddy Antonoff. In accordance with the fan, a buddy’s dad noticed them and snapped the pic. They didn’t give particulars about the place the sighting occurred, although Swift was set to carry out three exhibits on her Eras Tour in Philadelphia that weekend.
Healy has been a staple at Swift’s Eras tour exhibits. A weekend earlier, on 5 Could, Healy was noticed at Swift’s Nashville present. In movies and images shared on-line, Healy might be seen hanging out with just a few different folks in what seems to be a gated-off, VIP part of the stadium. Followers additionally shared movies of him dancing to “Shake It Off” on Twitter. It is also price noting that Healy’s shut buddy, Phoebe Bridgers, joined Swift on stage.
Bridgers was again once more for the 6 Could present (additionally in Nashville), however this time Healy joined her onstage for her set, in keeping with Individuals. For the reason that two are frequent collaborators, it wasn’t uncommon to see them be part of forces within the opening, however with romance rumours between The 1975 lead singer and Swift swirling, it was fascinating to see him take to the stage throughout her present.
Information of Swift and Healy’s rumoured relationship first broke on the entrance web page of The Solar, which revealed on 4 Could that the pair have allegedly begun relationship. “She and Matty are head over heels in love. It is super-early days, nevertheless it feels proper. They first dated, very briefly, nearly ten years in the past however timings simply did not work out,” the supply instructed The Solar. Swift was certainly noticed sporting a The 1975 band tshirt again in 2014.
Years later, Healy would open up about his transient reference to Swift and the following wave of hypothesis and the way it made him sure he would by no means date Swift. “I really feel like I am not superb at relationships,” Matty instructed Q Journal (through NME) in March 2016, including that he was afraid of simply changing into “Taylor Swift’s boyfriend.” “The explanation I point out that’s as a result of if I had [properly] gone out with Taylor Swift the very first thing, I might’ve [thought was] ‘F*cking hell I’m NOT being Taylor Swift’s boyfriend,'” he mentioned, admitting, “That is additionally a person factor, a de-masculinating, emasculating factor.”
That Could, Healy would stroll again these feedback barely in a string of tweets (as per Yahoo). “I had fears of being ‘anyone’s boyfriend’ (keep in mind that is all hypothesis as we by no means dated!) earlier than even being acknowledged for my music or presence as an individual in my very own proper,” he wrote, persevering with, “I used to be being HONEST about all of the ideas, emotions, and conditions that come alongside when folks ASSUME you’re relationship probably the most well-known girl on the planet. I’m telling you from expertise it is an all-consuming whirlwind and one thing that for me elicited lots of self-exploration.”
Healy went on to reward Swift’s character, writing, “I’ve mentioned on numerous events that I discovered her to be one of the gracious, onerous working, creatively gifted, and exquisite girls that I’ve had the pleasure to satisfy. I personally have lots of respect and admiration for her.”
Regardless of what the newest sources are saying, Healy confirmed the pair by no means dated, concluding, “I did not even date Taylor, however the media’s incessant and brutal obsession along with her has meant that even a man who DIDN’T DATE HER has been so battered by their endless questions that he is inevitably mentioned one thing that may be lifted and moulded into one thing that resembles ‘shade.’ It is actually unhappy.”
Since then, Swift has been linked with Harry Kinds, Calvin Harris, and Tom Hiddleston, earlier than settling down with British actor, Joe Alwyn. The couple had been collectively for six years and lived in London, earlier than splitting this 12 months. “Taylor and Joe really break up up again in February, so there was completely no crossover. Each Matty and Taylor have been touring over the previous few weeks, so it has been lots of FaceTiming and texting however she can’t wait to see him once more. However as two worldwide megastars, they perceive the pressures of each other’s jobs higher than anybody, and are extremely supportive of their respective careers,” the supply continued. Healy additionally reportedly break up from FKA Twigs final 12 months.
Followers of The 1975 went wild just some weeks in the past when Swift made a shock look throughout the first night time of the band’s At Their Very Greatest tour at London’s 02 Enviornment in January. She carried out a canopy of “The Metropolis” and her hit monitor, “Anti-Hero”. After the present, Swift met Healy’s mum, “Free Girls”‘s Denise Welch, who excitedly posted the picture of the pair hugging on Instagram, so if the rumours are true, she has already ticked the meet-the-family field.
However is that this rumored romance the actual deal, or, effectively, simply rumors? It actually appears they’re greater than associates, however solely Swift and Healy themselves can put an finish to the hypothesis.
